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Squatter areas in Sabah left unchecked

Despite promises to improve squatter villages such as Kg Numbak, residents continue to grapple with basic infrastructure woes

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 24 Sep 2020 12:43AM

Squatter areas in Sabah left unchecked
A man smokes a cigarette at a small shop in Kg Numbak, Sepanggar. – SAIRIEN NAFIS/The Vibes, September 24, 2020

by Sairien Nafis

People in Kg Numbak live in cramped and unhygienic conditions. – The Vibes pic, September 24, 2020
People in Kg Numbak live in cramped and unhygienic conditions. – The Vibes pic, September 24, 2020
Residents walking towards their homes that are surrounded by garbage floating in the water. – The Vibes pic, September 24, 2020
Residents walking towards their homes that are surrounded by garbage floating in the water. – The Vibes pic, September 24, 2020
A man filling up a container with clean water in Kg Numbak. – The Vibes pic, September 24, 2020
A man filling up a container with clean water in Kg Numbak. – The Vibes pic, September 24, 2020
A woman giving a thumbs-up through the window of her dilapidated home in Kg Numbak. – The Vibes pic, September 24, 2020
A woman giving a thumbs-up through the window of her dilapidated home in Kg Numbak. – The Vibes pic, September 24, 2020
Two men building a house in Kg Numbak. – The Vibes pic, September 24, 2020
Two men building a house in Kg Numbak. – The Vibes pic, September 24, 2020
Staff of the Menggatal government clinic during a polio immunisation drive in Kg Numbak. – The Vibes pic, September 24, 2020
Staff of the Menggatal government clinic during a polio immunisation drive in Kg Numbak. – The Vibes pic, September 24, 2020
An elderly woman resting inside a house in Kg Numbak. – The Vibes pic, September 24, 2020
An elderly woman resting inside a house in Kg Numbak. – The Vibes pic, September 24, 2020
Menggatal government clinic staff going door to door to conduct polio immunisation in Kg Numbak. – The Vibes pic, September 24, 2020
Menggatal government clinic staff going door to door to conduct polio immunisation in Kg Numbak. – The Vibes pic, September 24, 2020
Menggatal government clinic workers administering a polio vaccine to a child. – The Vibes pic, September 24, 2020
Menggatal government clinic workers administering a polio vaccine to a child. – The Vibes pic, September 24, 2020
A child looks out the window of a house in Kg Numbak. – The Vibes pic, September 24, 2020
A child looks out the window of a house in Kg Numbak. – The Vibes pic, September 24, 2020
A boy in a mask seen in Kg Numbak. – The Vibes pic, September 24, 2020
A boy in a mask seen in Kg Numbak. – The Vibes pic, September 24, 2020
A toddler sleeps soundly in a cradle outside a house in Kg Numbak, where the water is choked with rubbish. – The Vibes pic, September 24, 2020
A toddler sleeps soundly in a cradle outside a house in Kg Numbak, where the water is choked with rubbish. – The Vibes pic, September 24, 2020
Menggatal government clinic workers giving the oral polio vaccine to a child in Kg Numbak. – The Vibes pic, September 24, 2020
Menggatal government clinic workers giving the oral polio vaccine to a child in Kg Numbak. – The Vibes pic, September 24, 2020

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